What was Watchtower Duty like on the Roman Frontier? DOCUMENTARY

A live action documentary on watchtower duty along Rome's Rhine frontier!
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In this live history documentary we join Roman soldiers as they take up their watch along the fortified border of the Rhine frontier. We begin with a brief introduction to the Roman Limes which was composed of a network of forts, walls, and outposts. These allowed the Roman army to effectively control hundreds of miles with just a few men. But the key to this system was information with which to properly react to events along the frontier. Thus a vast series of watchtowers was established. This episode focuses on what the experience of manning one of these would have been like.
Stay tuned for more episodes of Live History which will cover other aspects of daily life in the past though reenactment footage and on location aerial shots. Let us know if you like this format.
Credits
Research: Chris Das Neves
Writing: Chris Das Neves
Narration: Guy Michaels
Reenactment: Imperium Romanum
Editing: Penta Limited
#Live
#History
#Rome

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  • @InvictaHistory
    @InvictaHistory2 жыл бұрын

    Our previous episode on What it was like to journey beyond the Rhine: kzread.info/dash/bejne/go2qqMyGk7rcZdo.html

  • @TopKat17

    @TopKat17

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love the new format!

  • @timthatshim8037

    @timthatshim8037

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love this, more more more! 👍

  • @zhshsG7

    @zhshsG7

    2 жыл бұрын

    The previous episode came across my feed only now for some reason, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. I'd love to see more of these :)

  • @soonerfrac4611

    @soonerfrac4611

    2 жыл бұрын

    There’s several of these reconstructed watch towers in Germany along the Rhine. When I was a young boy my dad was stationed in the Rhineland and I got to visit at least one of these.

  • @ModernDayRenaissanceMan

    @ModernDayRenaissanceMan

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a nice mix. I like the new format but also don't stop the old. Variety is best

  • @wstevegaming593
    @wstevegaming5932 жыл бұрын

    "While it may appear to protect the groin, testing has shown to be of limited efficacy." A moment of silence for the guy who found that out

  • @huntclanhunt9697

    @huntclanhunt9697

    2 жыл бұрын

    Here's hoping he was able to have kids before he found it out.

  • @TimL1980

    @TimL1980

    Жыл бұрын

    😂👍

  • @TimL1980

    @TimL1980

    Жыл бұрын

    Old style varsectomy

  • @henryfanforever1414

    @henryfanforever1414

    Жыл бұрын

    RIP Biggus Dickus…….

  • @Bobson_Dougnutt

    @Bobson_Dougnutt

    Жыл бұрын

    Testing was done w the blood of men 😂

  • @Nyg5618
    @Nyg56182 жыл бұрын

    I'm really liking this type of content. There are plenty of videos on major battles and government structures,but not many about the day to day life, especially with such impressive detail.

  • @realname4898

    @realname4898

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cause day in the life are not facts just opinions

  • @overbeb

    @overbeb

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realname4898 it’s not just opinion. History isn’t a set of important dates, battles, generals, and kings. Knowing how common people went about their lives and the situations they would run into are fascinating.

  • @realname4898

    @realname4898

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@overbeb it is, and these are opinions. There is no proof on the day and life of a Roman soldier, has a soldiers journal ever come up? No its always been some senator or high ranking member of society. And yes these things are very fascinating, I love to speculate on it aswell

  • @MrGouldilocks

    @MrGouldilocks

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, couldn't agree more. The videos exploring the Roman economy, food, day to day life, etc are the most interesting to me.

  • @Somchai007

    @Somchai007

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@realname4898 You are correct. It's impossible to know for sure.

  • @ourtube4266
    @ourtube42662 жыл бұрын

    Makes me nostalgic for my own days in the army. The guard watches, the small cities we would make out of a bivouac site, endless poker games in the barracks, sitting around at a range nibbling on rations, even the simple transition from full kit to t shirts and soft caps when we have to load crates or something. Lots of people say that war never changes, but I think for soldiers it’s the peace that never changes.

  • @huntclanhunt9697

    @huntclanhunt9697

    2 жыл бұрын

    They even found penis pics carved on Hadrian's Wall fort barracks. That's about the most soldierly thing I can think of.

  • @johnfilardo2699

    @johnfilardo2699

    Жыл бұрын

    That's been my experience as well. Well said and described.

  • @Quallenkrauler
    @Quallenkrauler2 жыл бұрын

    For anyone intersted in visiting the Limes region, I highly recommend a daytrip to the Saalburg. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site as the most complete reconstruction of a Roman Cohort fort in Germany. It features a fascinating museum, traditional Roman breadmaking and a fantastic restaurant where you can try out actual Roman recipes. The Parthian chicken and Lucanian sausages are particularly delicious! Greetings from Germany.

  • @Quallenkrauler

    @Quallenkrauler

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fraskf6765 Vermutlich nicht. Damals mussten sie das Asafoetida aus Parthien über die Seidenstraße beziehen, heute hat das jeder Gewürzgroßmarkt. 13,90€ für ein Hauptgericht find ich OK, aber keine Ahnung, wieviel das in Sesterzen ist. Apicius hat leider nur das Rezept überliefert, keine Kassenbons 😄

  • @miliba

    @miliba

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can also recommend Augusta Raurica, Augst near Basel, Switzerland. Been there at a school trip and it was the most fun day of the year

  • @MyHentaiGirlNeko

    @MyHentaiGirlNeko

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, i will surely visit the place

  • @HT8008S

    @HT8008S

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this. Any more recommendations?

  • @Quallenkrauler

    @Quallenkrauler

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HT8008S Concerning Roman stuff, there is a lot in the area. Trier with its famous Porta Nigra is always worth a visit, it's the oldest German city founded by the Romans to convince the Germans how great the Roman lifestyle was. A bit closer to the Saalburg, the "Museum of Ancient Seafaring" in Mainz is also pretty interesting. It features several reconstructions of Roman ships that were found in surprisingly good condition in the 1980s. Further north in Kalkriese, there's the "Varusschlacht-Museum" about the battle of Teutoburg forest. Teutoburg forest, while not the actual site of the battle, has the "Hermannsdenkmal", a pretty impressive statue of Arminius. But honestly, almost every slightly larger town in the area probably has a Roman past and will have some local archaeological finds in the town museum.

  • @cellavb447
    @cellavb4472 жыл бұрын

    This content is so engaging! The partnership with Imperium Romanum has really elevated the most recent content. I loved your looks at everyday Roman life such as justice, criminal investigation, diet, travel, e.t.c. The little skit with the stop and search of the smugglers is the perfect example of visual media that live-action actors lends itself to! Can't wait to see more 🙂

  • @coolbeans8682

    @coolbeans8682

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well said! I fully agree.

  • @phnoxie8312

    @phnoxie8312

    2 жыл бұрын

    imperium romanum sounds so badass

  • @caterpillardilly
    @caterpillardilly2 жыл бұрын

    an rpg drama in the style of KCD solely focused on peacetime frontier defense and duties would be so awesome, especially if it's made with it's own storyline, for example, just before and during a germanic invasion(like the cumans in KCD), or if it's set during the late empire - hunnic, gothic etc., would be soooo cool

  • @debarpandutta6722

    @debarpandutta6722

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yooooo

  • @DooDooDaddyTV

    @DooDooDaddyTV

    2 жыл бұрын

    whats KCD

  • @Welkin1251

    @Welkin1251

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DooDooDaddyTV Kingdom Come: Deliverance, a videogame. Even if you don't like history, it's one of the best RPGs in the last years.

  • @burningphoneix

    @burningphoneix

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Aw shit, I have to do another "I lost my sheep, plz find it" peasant sidequest"

  • @joeywheelerii9136

    @joeywheelerii9136

    2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine traversing the dark forests of Germania during a campaign.

  • @josiptomic7623
    @josiptomic76232 жыл бұрын

    I was a security guard and most of the time i was bored to death.I see nothing has changed for any sort of guards since Roman times. Nice work people i like this.

  • @johnnyb7628

    @johnnyb7628

    2 жыл бұрын

    I just said the same thing, no different than being on firewatch LOL

  • @hicknopunk

    @hicknopunk

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep. 99% bordom, 1% terror.

  • @aldrinmilespartosa1578

    @aldrinmilespartosa1578

    9 ай бұрын

    @@hicknopunk there is no in between.

  • @-Zevin-
    @-Zevin-2 жыл бұрын

    What is remarkable to me is how similar this system is to the great wall of China. The Roman network was built through deep forests, so wood was a practical and logical construction material. While in China their defensive network sometimes spanned mountains and open plains, so stone was a more rational choice. Both system were essentially a network of communication using towers and roads as a early warning system for barbarian invasion. It's just fascinating to me how two very different but powerful empires on opposite sides of the globe came to similar conclusions and defensive measures. I think both the Romans and ancient Chinese would have had a huge amount of respect and mutual admiration for each others civilizations.

  • @scottdoesntmatter4409

    @scottdoesntmatter4409

    2 жыл бұрын

    oh, if only you knew how far China has sunk

  • @Obliticus

    @Obliticus

    2 жыл бұрын

    Out in the open plains and desert leaning areas, the Chinese actually used rammed earth and compacted clay to create the walls, such as in the far west of the country. It's just the the majority of these walls have fallen to the decay of time and mostly resemble nothing more than a small hill or ridge running across the landscape.

  • @tengkualiff

    @tengkualiff

    2 жыл бұрын

    Whats interesting too is that they were the first of each other's empires to trade and maintain one of the oldest diplomatic ties back then.

  • @ZeroNumerous

    @ZeroNumerous

    2 жыл бұрын

    China and Rome actually communicated, and had envoys with one another.

  • @Derbnage

    @Derbnage

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@scottdoesntmatter4409 if you think that's bad you should check out Rome

  • @kaselier1116
    @kaselier11162 жыл бұрын

    I adore the hand drawn illustrations, but this live action footage was also spectacular. I hope you use both methods of illustration in the future! Amazing work.

  • @Crytica.
    @Crytica.2 жыл бұрын

    YES Already more of this!? Was not expecting you guys to be this quick with uploading. Loving this series SO much!

  • @johnqpublic2718

    @johnqpublic2718

    2 жыл бұрын

    What’s with the lack of personal pronouns in your comment? “I was not expecting you guys to be this quick with uploading. I’m loving this series SO much!” Do you talk that way too?

  • @Hurb2

    @Hurb2

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@johnqpublic2718 not everyone's first language is english 🤷

  • @Crytica.

    @Crytica.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@johnqpublic2718 I just skip them often when typing because it doesn't take away from the point I'm trying to make. I didn't know it would bother someone that much.

  • @vagodinfir1636

    @vagodinfir1636

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Crytica. lmao probably a attention seeker

  • @Crytica.
    @Crytica.2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant! The footage, the insight and the way it's brought to us, simply sublime. I once again beg you guys to do more with Imperium Romanum in this style and on this region of the Roman Empire, it's underrated and highly fascinating to see the day to day life of Romans on the frontline. Thanks to the people of Invicta and Imperium Romanum for these delightful videos!

  • @apewhoissmart9697

    @apewhoissmart9697

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Black Lesbian Poet begone black supermacist

  • @DankestMemesCompilations

    @DankestMemesCompilations

    2 жыл бұрын

    Indeed ! This was a very good documentary to watch 👌

  • @Bickdickrandy

    @Bickdickrandy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Black Lesbian Poet you say you hate oppression, but you have become the very thing you swore to destroy, for by rewriting history, you are oppressing the past.

  • @henrik3056

    @henrik3056

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Black Lesbian Poet I legitimately can't tell if you're joking...

  • @someguy1900

    @someguy1900

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Black Lesbian Poet This is some half-decent trolling, considering a couple have taken the bait.

  • @Ninjainyoface
    @Ninjainyoface2 жыл бұрын

    You know I've always watched these types of documentaries even from all the way back when the history channel used to actually show history. Having joined the military myself now, it's super interesting to see that pretty much nothing about being a soldier has changed in thousands of years.

  • @ryanhampson673
    @ryanhampson6732 жыл бұрын

    The life of a soldier has never changed...Same thing happened in Afghanistan. We had guard outposts, went on patrols and the locals would come to the commanders with their grievances and if possible the commanders would try to solve the issues before they escalated into bigger problems.

  • @shastasilverchairsg

    @shastasilverchairsg

    2 жыл бұрын

    2LT in that position = max stress

  • @christopherrhodes3228
    @christopherrhodes32282 жыл бұрын

    "My cousin is out there fighting Germans, and what do I get? Guard duty."

  • @MartyBones
    @MartyBones2 жыл бұрын

    The new clips with real people are great for these kind of videos! Amazing work as always!

  • @wisdomleader85
    @wisdomleader852 жыл бұрын

    The new reenactment format is quite intuitive and immersive to me. Keep up the great work, folks.

  • @TreelineFeline
    @TreelineFeline2 жыл бұрын

    This format does so much to give life to these stories, and humanizes these peoples in a way that broad stroke narration fail to capture. Loving the content and the contribution of Imperium Romana, hope to see more!

  • @morganhale3434
    @morganhale34342 жыл бұрын

    The interesting thing about the lorica segmentata is that at the time of it's introduction it was considered cheaper in man hours to produce than chainmail. At the time for Rome money was not a problem but having enough artisans capable of producing the requisite armor for the legions was a huge problem. The lorica segmentata was faster to produce than chainmail and the requisite skill level for both were similar. The big difference between both armors is that you needed better base materials for the lorica segmentata than you did for chainmail.

  • @windhelmguard5295

    @windhelmguard5295

    2 жыл бұрын

    the reason why lorica hamata was still favoured later on was that, while lorica segmentata is cheaper to make, lorica hamata was cheaper to standardize, repair and maintain. you see a lorica segmentata (as well as any sort of plate armour) has to be tailored specifically to the wearers body (the waist area being especially important) to be both effective and comfortable, which also means that the different plates that make up a lorica segmentata have shapes unique to that particular set, a damaged plate would have had to be recreated by a blacksmith and the armour of a retired or deceased soldier could not be easily fitted to someone else. a lorica hamata on the other hand does not need to be as well tailored, since you can tighten it to the wearers waist with a belt. repairs are also easier since rings and rivets could be standardized, allowing the legion to carry a supply of spare parts on campaign.

  • @nevisstkitts8264

    @nevisstkitts8264

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@windhelmguard5295 since the legionaires had to pay for their armor up front, and then pay to maintain their armor, it's quite likely that the contubernes would provide advice regarding which armor was more affordable vs which was superior in combat, an important consideration for any auxiliary. The chain mail might be more maintainable by an individual soldier or his group thus saving money, but the fitted armor would more likely require the services of a busy legion armorer....

  • @BiggestNightmareJim
    @BiggestNightmareJim2 жыл бұрын

    I can't put into words how amazing this content is. This is how you "teach" history, by making people forget they are being thought while still providing an amazing perspective of history, great job to everyone who worked on this!

  • @schroedingersdog7965
    @schroedingersdog79652 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks, Invicta; this format is excellent! The auxiliary donning his armor (02:29) was very interesting, as was the view of the watchtower and the depictions of the clothing worn by the people of that time and place. Hopefully, it will be possible to produce and present more videos like this.

  • @TheHorreK2
    @TheHorreK22 жыл бұрын

    As a german and growing up near the Rhein River i just love how both the romans as well as (not as commonly known) Napoleon shaped the region

  • @GallowglassAxe
    @GallowglassAxe2 жыл бұрын

    That was amazing! That format was way more professional than most higher budget films.

  • @dudepool7530
    @dudepool75302 жыл бұрын

    "Because guard duty. Guard duty never changes."

  • @greyjedi8993

    @greyjedi8993

    2 жыл бұрын

    Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a germanic winter.

  • @Warrior_Culture
    @Warrior_Culture2 жыл бұрын

    "This was, and always will be, the life of soldiers on duty." Bold statement my friend!

  • @acrenequintovex
    @acrenequintovex2 жыл бұрын

    Love this format, it highlights the more mundane daylife of the soldier's duty and his interaction with locals, which is interesting, since soldiers didn't spend most of their duty fighting, contrary to the biased depiction we have from mainstream media. As for the production aspect, this is top notch. The format makes it very professional and instructive, for the filmed part is perfectly complemented with the narration.

  • @shastasilverchairsg
    @shastasilverchairsg2 жыл бұрын

    Seeing the auxillary put everything on reminds me of change parades when I was in the army. Basically when the commanders want to haze us they tell us to put everything on/off within a certain time frame, and they would punish us if we failed to meet the timing. Sometimes with weird clothing/equipment combinations too.

  • @nonyabeeznuss304
    @nonyabeeznuss3042 жыл бұрын

    The similarity to the security operations in Afghanistan and iraq that I participated in are very striking. Everybody thinks its all firefights and calling airstrikes, but more often than not you were manning a post, occaisionally catching drug smugglers, and having locals pester you about some small local issue.

  • @pierzing.glint1sh76

    @pierzing.glint1sh76

    2 жыл бұрын

    Strikingly similar to the US empire then? I know its a different conversation altogether and Im not tryna provoke u but how does that make u feel ?

  • @nonyabeeznuss304

    @nonyabeeznuss304

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pierzing.glint1sh76 I'm not even particularly sure of what you are trying to say, beyond a vague sense that you are irritated about something. What seems to be bothering you?

  • @Totallyfizzle

    @Totallyfizzle

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@pierzing.glint1sh76 You have no clue what an empire is mate

  • @rickyspanish9002

    @rickyspanish9002

    2 жыл бұрын

    You forgot about the most traditional guard duty past times such as "hand happy time" and drawing weiners on the wall. Deployment is a simpler time...

  • @asecmimosas4536

    @asecmimosas4536

    2 жыл бұрын

    I want to hear examples of such small local issues haha

  • @charlesherbek7819
    @charlesherbek781911 ай бұрын

    Key to understanding that history takes place over years, year in and year out. Nothing happens over overnight.

  • @davidec.4021
    @davidec.40212 жыл бұрын

    Damn. Pairing Invicta’s knowledge and storytelling with Imperium Romanum’s detailed reenactment is the recipe for greatness. I hope to be witnessing the start of a new era for Invicta!

  • @r.awilliams9815
    @r.awilliams98152 жыл бұрын

    Having stood guard duty in the depths of a German winter, I can tell you that standing duty in an elevated tower meant that you were going to freeze your nadgers off. For soldiers from more southerly latitudes it must have been hell on Earth.

  • @alexandrejosedacostaneto381

    @alexandrejosedacostaneto381

    2 жыл бұрын

    If I remember correctly, by the time of the Empire, a majority of soldiers would serve relatively close to their place of recruitment. So a majority of legionnaires from the Rhine frontier would be from Gaul, Rhaetia or Noricum

  • @aka99

    @aka99

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexandrejosedacostaneto381 correct. but this battle had troops from north africa and syria in what is now central geemany. see more m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/k32at6-TfJCuaZs.html

  • @Tonyx.yt.

    @Tonyx.yt.

    2 жыл бұрын

    not only cold but near the coastline is usualy quite windy too

  • @user-wi2xn3ff8f

    @user-wi2xn3ff8f

    2 жыл бұрын

    Почему же тогда немцы замерзли под Москвой в разгар Русский зимы?

  • @r.awilliams9815

    @r.awilliams9815

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-wi2xn3ff8f Because as bad as German winters are, Russian winters are worse.

  • @joangordoneieio
    @joangordoneieio2 жыл бұрын

    Been fascinated with all things Roman for 50 years! This is terrific!

  • @aka99

    @aka99

    2 жыл бұрын

    do you know about this already? battle in heart of germania? 200 years after teutoburg. guess who won. m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/k32at6-TfJCuaZs.html

  • @jimgarrison8844
    @jimgarrison88442 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Yes. A thousand-times... YES! The lads in Deutschland are an amazing addition. Thank you!

  • @glen9593
    @glen95932 жыл бұрын

    Yep loving this collaboration, please make more content like this. Thanks to you and Imperium Romanum. Cheers

  • @zmanroc
    @zmanroc2 жыл бұрын

    This was wonderful! I would have loved to see a bit more information though. I think a great opportunity would be things like, "what's the schedule like", "What'd they eat?" and "What's the watchtower actually have in it?". Even things like "How many people were actually at a watchtower at once?" is stuff I don't know and would have loved to find out. Such a engaging video though! And so amazingly informative!

  • @IsengardMordor
    @IsengardMordor2 жыл бұрын

    the partial re-enactment really increased the already high quality of your videos :) Please have it included more in your newer videos from time to time :D

  • @wallaroo1295
    @wallaroo12952 жыл бұрын

    As a retired Detective - I find vids like this particularly fascinating.

  • @cognitivedisability9864
    @cognitivedisability98642 жыл бұрын

    Invicta, you seem to have reached a new level on quality in your content. Cheers man, been a fan for years.

  • @natehammar7353
    @natehammar73532 жыл бұрын

    Your content continues to get better and better year after year. Great work!

  • @brostelio
    @brostelio7 ай бұрын

    I love this format. A great video.

  • @mazanakaUA
    @mazanakaUA2 жыл бұрын

    Information on famous battles, dynasties and people are readily available and is always at the front and center when it comes to history for laymen. Anything on day-to-day lives even in relatively recent past is far harder to come by. Definitely welcome more of it.

  • @T0nik
    @T0nik2 жыл бұрын

    This series is amazing!

  • @yannick6389
    @yannick63892 жыл бұрын

    Great video with awesome footage from the Imperium Romanum guys once again!

  • @yoPRETORIANO
    @yoPRETORIANO2 жыл бұрын

    Just great guys! It couldn't be done better!!! Confortare et honorem!!!

  • @aVo_001
    @aVo_0012 жыл бұрын

    Love this slow, steady pace. Allows for more soaking up of the information and appreciating the visual work put into the video.

  • @johnbissonette124
    @johnbissonette1242 жыл бұрын

    This format seems AMAZING! for more small scale encounters this made it much easier to understand. I do think the large scale maps have importance as they help with the scale of things. But the CGI was great at filling this gap too! Love seeing the production value increase!!

  • @Octavian464
    @Octavian4642 жыл бұрын

    I would really like more videos like this. Great job!

  • @parkerthanyou
    @parkerthanyou2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love the format, keep doing this!

  • @zen1647
    @zen16472 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I love the careful, detailed descriptions. Can't wait for more!

  • @fmd_129
    @fmd_1292 жыл бұрын

    I loved this, it was a great format and seemed super focused. I miss the owners narration even if just every few videos is the only thing I would say, ive been listening for years, nothing against the main narrator now though (youre great too)

  • @captainalex157
    @captainalex1572 жыл бұрын

    Id like to see much much more of this, amazing content!

  • @liquidsnail7305
    @liquidsnail73052 жыл бұрын

    Amazing work! This is so cool to watch and it's so well put together.

  • @jonathanlee5314
    @jonathanlee53142 жыл бұрын

    Magnificent! Well-made with high production value and truly informative.

  • @robertvermaat2124
    @robertvermaat21242 жыл бұрын

    Great footage guys! Well done! Only two slight errors: 1) Limes is not pronounce 'laims' but 'lea-mess'. Or something like that. :) 2) In The Netherlands, the Roman Limes continued all the way along the Old Rhine to the coast near Leiden, instead of Rotterdam as in your map.

  • @finzer2
    @finzer22 жыл бұрын

    That was super immersive!

  • @generalwyf
    @generalwyf2 жыл бұрын

    This is the way! This format is amazing!

  • @tonybutara9173
    @tonybutara91732 жыл бұрын

    I love all of your content, but this style is superb! I am trying to show my son a more accurate and nuanced picture of the Roman military and these videos are perfect. Outstanding!

  • @aka99

    @aka99

    2 жыл бұрын

    show your son this video m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/k32at6-TfJCuaZs.html a battle in heart of germania, won by romans in 235

  • @baldbread3693
    @baldbread36932 жыл бұрын

    More of these videos for sure, but don't stop the grand strategy aswell, both are amazing and if possible please do both. Great vids altogether, really pushing KZread documentaries to a new level, always fun to tune in

  • @aka99

    @aka99

    2 жыл бұрын

    what do you think of this formart? about a battle in heart of germania romans won! m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/k32at6-TfJCuaZs.html

  • @baldbread3693

    @baldbread3693

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aka99 my sceptical nature tells me that's a virus, especially the m right before it. I'd advise anyone else in these comments not to click it

  • @baldbread3693

    @baldbread3693

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aka99 kzread.info/dash/bejne/loWrltlyh8q-k7Q.html This is what a KZread link actually looks like

  • @aka99

    @aka99

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@baldbread3693 a virus, a link that contains youtube in it? but i understand you scepsis. it is not. then search in youtube for a battle in the heart of germania. or do not know if you do not care and are not interested.

  • @baldbread3693

    @baldbread3693

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aka99 will do, something about the link just seemed a bit fishy to me, ill be sure to look up the video tho, merry christmas

  • @ItsDBoi
    @ItsDBoi2 жыл бұрын

    I've followed you guys for quite a while, and usually the content is interesting, but the new format definitely takes it to the next level! Thanks to everyone involved!!

  • @silveryuno
    @silveryuno2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! More of this format, please!

  • @Your_Resident_Redleg
    @Your_Resident_Redleg2 жыл бұрын

    This is really cool. I do wish we got a bit more about what they would eat and how they would stay in shape on duty, or what shifts may have looked like, as well as learning how the towers were supplied themselves. I imagine there would have been a system of logging food so that if something were to run short the next group to come in would bring a box or sack of whatever was running low and take the empty things back. Understandably we might not have any sort costing accounts of such things, but I think some of that could be professionally inferred.

  • @GC13
    @GC132 жыл бұрын

    I'm loving the day-to-day stuff like this. Do you have enough sources to talk about the day-to-day of a Roman governor? I believe it was your How Did Rome Maintain Peace in the Provinces? video that made me curious about the zoomed-in view of what they got up to all of the time.

  • @anon2427

    @anon2427

    2 жыл бұрын

    Answer: leaning on centurions heavily

  • @BALJIT147
    @BALJIT1472 жыл бұрын

    This was incredible. Great work, the new format is awesome.

  • @davidsanford2843
    @davidsanford28432 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful! Excellent format!

  • @PakBallandSami
    @PakBallandSami2 жыл бұрын

    very interesting it is always good see the building of a by gone time and see how thay did it this can help us take a look inside of there life great

  • @onichanyi9214

    @onichanyi9214

    2 жыл бұрын

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------💜 WIKWIK.SITE/FELA 𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪'𝕤 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕒 💜 THREE IN ONE L...❤❤❤... KZread: THIS IS FINE. THREE IN ONE SOMEONE: SAYS ''HECK''. KZread: BE GONE Life's story is a short journey so have fun before sleeping forever #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков .#垃圾. Megan: ''Hotter'' Hopi: ''Sweeter'' Joonie: ''Cooler'' Yoongi: ''Butter'' Жизнь, как красивая мелодия, только песни перепутались. Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter" . ライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!この日のライブ配信は、かならりやばかったですね!1万人を超える人が見ていたもんね(笑)やっぱり人参最高!まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした!今後は気を付けないとね. . !💖🖤❤️#今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#かならりやばかったですね!#1万人を超える人が見ていたもん(#笑)#やっぱり人参最高!#まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした #今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#かならりやばかったですね! #1万人を超える人が見ていたもん(#笑)#やっぱり人参最高! #まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした #垃圾 今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!この日のライブ配信は、かならりやばかったですね!1万人を超える人が見ていたもん(笑)やっぱり人参最高!まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした,. 💖🖤在整個人類歷史上,強者,富人和具有狡猾特質的人捕食部落,氏族,城鎮,城市和鄉村中的弱者,無`'守和貧窮成員。然而,人類的生存意願迫使那sfdsd些被拒絕,被剝奪或摧毀的基本需求的人們找到了一種生活方式,並繼續將其DNA融入不斷發展的人類社會。. 說到食物,不要以為那些被拒絕的人只吃垃圾。相反,他們學會了在被忽視的肉類和蔬菜中尋找營養。他們學會了清潔,切塊,調味和慢燉慢燉的野菜和肉類,在食品``

  • @blaircolquhoun7780
    @blaircolquhoun77802 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to see what life was like on both Hadria's Wall and the Antonine Wall.

  • @williamburroughs9686
    @williamburroughs96862 жыл бұрын

    I love this video. The level of detail of both the overall and the individuals shown makes this video standout.

  • @coldenhershey857
    @coldenhershey8572 жыл бұрын

    Another great job-Salve!

  • @jeffyoung60
    @jeffyoung602 жыл бұрын

    I love this fascinating reproduction historic docudrama. I've always wondered how the legionaries lived and coped with daily lives in home base fortresses, stationed in fortlets, watchtowers, and daily marching camps. As spoken in the docudrama, 99% of the time was watching the grass grow and the remaining 1% involved in dealing with incidents like banditry, trespassers, civilian complaints, et al. The unlucky legionnaires who are in the wrong place at the wrong time get caught up confronting a major Germanic raid or even an invasion. Then all sh*t goes to hell. If a legionary recruit was lucky, he might have entered the legions during a time of prolonged peace. His only scary times would be confronting bandits, highwaymen, thieves, smugglers, criminals, et al. It is possible he might have had to deal with small groups of bandits requiring him to fight. But he would face the high risks of battle with barbarian invasion or incursion. The new legionary might spend his whole 20 year enlistment in relative peace before retirement, probably electing to remain at his last duty station with his local, native wife and children, taking the parcel of land offered to farm or else the lump sum retirement to start a small, mom-and-pop business.

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte71982 жыл бұрын

    Now that’s legioning.

  • @JamesAce
    @JamesAce2 жыл бұрын

    Ive been watching Imperium romanum since they're first video i love that they are expanding this fast and seeing them on my favorite channel warms my heart all the love them my fellow countrymen and you invicta ❤

  • @fpassow1
    @fpassow12 жыл бұрын

    I love all historical content aboutthe lives of regular people. This is awesome. Thank you!

  • @jezusbloodie
    @jezusbloodie2 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love this format! Can't wait for more and eagerly awaiting a peek of the tribal way of life on the other side of the Rhine

  • @frostyboi312
    @frostyboi3122 жыл бұрын

    I've always wondered what guard duty was like for romans along the Hadrian's walls, I've seen the garrisons, I've seen the wall and the views are both melancholic and breath-taking, though I imagine if you are keeping barbarians out a bit different

  • @epicc00kie1
    @epicc00kie12 жыл бұрын

    this format is absolutly incredible. i love it so much

  • @andrewhawking7893
    @andrewhawking78932 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff, Invicta. As usual. This format is quite fascinating.

  • @Arizona-ex5yt
    @Arizona-ex5yt2 жыл бұрын

    Given that most of the Germanic chiefdoms on the border with Rome were friendly, vassals, or partially Romanized, those outposts were more likely to be used to collect customs tolls than to stage military operations. The clearly delineated map of the Empire you always see in books is simplistic. The borders were always blurry.

  • @Iceguide

    @Iceguide

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think you see it too romantic, I'm from one of the oldest german tribe the "chatten" (hessian), imagine a foreigner (who is a head smaller than you!) comes into your country and says, you will now pay taxes and tribute to him if, and you are if you refuse, we will take your first-born and send him to rome so that he can be trained as a roman soldier- i come from the area around hanau through which the limes passed, my ancestors regularly fought with the romans, only if there were economic interests with which one could take advantage of the neighboring tribe there was peace... in the end we threw the romans out of the country, it was probably too cold for them there^^, BUT in the very end rome won, in germany the italian way of life is valued- la dolce vita

  • @morenofranco9235
    @morenofranco92352 жыл бұрын

    Yes. 70% Boredom. 29% drill, train and exercise - and 1% Sheer Terror. Been there. Done that. A Soldier's life everywhere. For 4500 years.

  • @DeCavalcante
    @DeCavalcante2 жыл бұрын

    The reenactment is amazing

  • @lackadaisy8014
    @lackadaisy80142 жыл бұрын

    This was amazing, loving the content!

  • @LaneLibra
    @LaneLibra2 жыл бұрын

    This video fuckin RULED! more please. ❤️

  • @chance2413
    @chance24132 жыл бұрын

    Love the history of my ancestors. Great to see a channel that isn't focused on demonizing Europeans, like most modern TV stations seem intent on doing.

  • @LaneLibra

    @LaneLibra

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed 100%

  • @yourtrappedinmygenjutsu

    @yourtrappedinmygenjutsu

    2 жыл бұрын

    Romans weren't really European lol

  • @LaneLibra

    @LaneLibra

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yourtrappedinmygenjutsu ummm yes they were. Rome... Ok... Hang onto your seat here.... is in Europe. Yes modern Europe wasn't defined as it is today back then, but that doesn't change the fact that we now consider the ancestors who inhabited modern day Europe in Roman times to be European ancestors, and in that sense yes acient Romans were absolutely European. To say otherwise is just more post-modernist relativist bullshit.

  • @MP-by2kf
    @MP-by2kf2 жыл бұрын

    Loved this format. Subscribed!

  • @ashaide
    @ashaide2 жыл бұрын

    This was definitely amazing. So much information packaged excellently despite the short amount of time. Kudos to everyone involved, especially the re-enactors. Going to their channel now to sub. Keep it up! This is definitely leagues better than many commercial docus I've seen.

  • @stevenpremmel4116
    @stevenpremmel41162 жыл бұрын

    This channel is doing Mithras' work.

  • @midora588
    @midora5882 жыл бұрын

    Merry Christm....I mean, Merry Saturnalia, Roman Watchmen!

  • @onichanyi9214

    @onichanyi9214

    2 жыл бұрын

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------💜 WIKWIK.SITE/FELA 𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪'𝕤 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕒 💜 THREE IN ONE L...❤❤❤... KZread: THIS IS FINE. THREE IN ONE SOMEONE: SAYS ''HECK''. KZread: BE GONE Life's story is a short journey so have fun before sleeping forever #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков .#垃圾. Megan: ''Hotter'' Hopi: ''Sweeter'' Joonie: ''Cooler'' Yoongi: ''Butter'' Жизнь, как красивая мелодия, только песни перепутались. Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter" . ライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!この日のライブ配信は、かならりやばかったですね!1万人を超える人が見ていたもんね(笑)やっぱり人参最高!まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした!今後は気を付けないとね. . !💖🖤❤️#今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#かならりやばかったですね!#1万人を超える人が見ていたもん(#笑)#やっぱり人参最高!#まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした #今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#かならりやばかったですね! #1万人を超える人が見ていたもん(#笑)#やっぱり人参最高! #まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした #垃圾 今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!この日のライブ配信は、かならりやばかったですね!1万人を超える人が見ていたもん(笑)やっぱり人参最高!まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした,. 💖🖤在整個人類歷史上,強者,富人和具有狡猾特質的人捕食部落,氏族,城鎮,城市和鄉村中的弱者,無`'守和貧窮成員。然而,人類的生存意願迫使那sfdsd些被拒絕,被剝奪或摧毀的基本需求的人們找到了一種生活方式,並繼續將其DNA融入不斷發展的人類社會。. 說到食物,不要以為那些被拒絕的人只吃垃圾。相反,他們學會了在被忽視的肉類和蔬菜中尋找營養。他們學會了清潔,切塊,調味和慢燉慢燉的野菜和肉類,在食品``

  • @MetaSynForYourSoul

    @MetaSynForYourSoul

    2 жыл бұрын

    Eh, either could be right spending on when you're talking to.

  • @BritishRepublicsn

    @BritishRepublicsn

    2 жыл бұрын

    Io Saturnalia

  • @davedudeip
    @davedudeip2 жыл бұрын

    I love the use of reenactors...brilliant!

  • @kristiannicholson5893
    @kristiannicholson58932 жыл бұрын

    This channel has come so far it's amazing, been awesome to tag along for the ride

  • @estevandiaz6733
    @estevandiaz67332 жыл бұрын

    I love this. If i start seeing these types of videos showing up on my suggesteds, i will be throwing them right into my watch queue. Thanks for the great content.

  • @GrieveCreations
    @GrieveCreations2 жыл бұрын

    This is a fantastic series/ format! Great work!

  • @bloodwrage
    @bloodwrage2 жыл бұрын

    That armor was splendid

  • @Dave-lx3vt
    @Dave-lx3vt2 жыл бұрын

    These day-to-day videos are terrific. Please keep them coming.

  • @Observer29830
    @Observer298302 жыл бұрын

    This is an amazing format. Keep going!

  • @samuelculpepper4490
    @samuelculpepper4490 Жыл бұрын

    I'm loving the reenactment acting, makes me feel I'm there, living as a disgruntled and insanely bored centurion on CQ duty. It adds a different perspective into the lives of ordinary soldiers, whereas other material seems more like a documentary.

  • @songworks17
    @songworks172 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. The live action footage is great and well done!

  • @CatOfSchroedinger
    @CatOfSchroedinger2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Thank you. Even a few such stories sprinkled in to one of your longer videos would be so great.

  • @RodericValcerre
    @RodericValcerre2 жыл бұрын

    Very well done! Thank you for making these.

  • @flatlo
    @flatlo2 жыл бұрын

    Loved this, content and format both.

  • @ChrsDxnWrks
    @ChrsDxnWrks2 жыл бұрын

    This is incredible stuff. Loved this episode.

  • @carlconstantdeflon2373
    @carlconstantdeflon23732 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant! Keep up the good work!